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- 1. Multiple ChoiceTHIS QUIZ IS NOT PARTNER WORK!!! NO TALKING!!!
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NO!!!!!! - 2. Multiple ChoiceOn the geologic time scale, eras are divided in toEpochsPeriodsIndexesRelative dates
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn what era were dinosaurs the dominant species?
CenozoicPaleozoicMesozoicQuarternary - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat war the earliest form of life?A fistA fernA one-celled organismA human being
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the eras of the Phanerozoic Eon in order from oldest to most recent?Paleozoic, Cenozoic, MesozoicMesozoic, Cenozoic, PaleozoicMesozoic, Paleozoic, CenozoicPaleozoic Mesozoic, Cenozoic
- 6. Multiple ChoiceApproximately how long ago does Earth's history date back to?12 bya4.6 bya2 mya65 mya
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe earliest forms of life appeared during thePaleozoic EraCenozoic EraPrecambrian TimeMesozoic Era
- 8. Multiple ChoiceDuring which era dis land plants and animals emergePaleozoicMesozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the final span of geologic time?Mesozoicthere is none - geologic time is ongoingthe modern periodthe post-Cenozoic epoch
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the correct order to time units from smallest to largest?Epoch, period, eraEpoch, era, periodEra, period, epochPeriod, epoch, era
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat event marks the end of each geologic area?impact catastropheburst of new life formsmass extinctionice age
- 12. Multiple ChoiceDuring which geologic time or era did humans first appear?CenozoicMesozoicPaleozoicPrecambrian
- 13. Multiple ChoiceDuring which geologic era did flowering plants first appear?PaleozoicMesozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 14. Multiple ChoiceDuring which geologic era dis arachnids (spiders) and insects first appear?PaleozoicMesozoicCenozoicPrecambrian
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the Era:
Archaeopteryx lived in this era.PrecambrianPaleozoicMesozoicCenozoic - 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Cenozoic Era is often called "the Age of the ____"DinosaursMammalsAmphibiansReptiles
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe dinosaurs died out ____million years ago.5712565250
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly lists the layers of rock in order from youngest to oldest?A, B, C, D, EB, C, D, E, AE, D, A, B, CC, B, A, D, E - 19. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Geologists subdivide periods into eras.FalseTrue
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich division on the geologic time scale is the shortest?epocheraeonperiod
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